U18 World League

Down Park
Spectators: 7649 (Terracing: 5738, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Roger Palomares started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Downchester City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xanti Jareño to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Downchester City getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Emmanuel Parra hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dacian Doman in the 5th minute of play forced Downchester City's goalkeeper Pere Manzano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Șerban Iacobeanu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roger Palomares in the 8th minute. Șerban Iacobeanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roger Palomares in the 11th minute of the match. Șerban Iacobeanu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Xanti Jareño in the 12th minute. In the 16th minute, Romualdo Echavarri ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Șerban Iacobeanu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The Rasnita fans' excitement grew in the 21st match minute when Rasnita's Gelu Tăzlăuanu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Pere Manzano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gelu Tăzlăuanu in the 29th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Rasnita's Gelu Tăzlăuanu got a free kick in the 35th minute. After a rather tough play, Downchester City's Emmanuel Parra got a free kick in the 37th minute. Pere Manzano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gelu Tăzlăuanu in the 42nd minute of the match. 45 minutes into the match, Downchester City's goal looked a bit too open when Gelu Tăzlăuanu came free, but Pere Manzano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Natal Galdamez kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gelu Tăzlăuanu to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xanti Jareño in the 52nd minute of play forced Rasnita's goalkeeper Șerban Iacobeanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Downchester City getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Emmanuel Parra hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gavril Manea in the 54th minute of play forced Downchester City's goalkeeper Pere Manzano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ernest Gâfu fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rasnita's protests and gave Ernest Gâfu a yellow card for diving instead. Ernest Gâfu hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 66th minute, Rasnita's Gelu Tăzlăuanu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pere Manzano. Pere Manzano yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. Romualdo Echavarri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Șerban Iacobeanu having to interfere. Șerban Iacobeanu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Roger Palomares went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Șerban Iacobeanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roger Palomares in the 81st minute of play. Gavril Manea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Pere Manzano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sever Apostol struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Pere Manzano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rasnita. 86 minutes into the game, Rasnita's Gavril Manea nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pere Manzano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. Șerban Iacobeanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xanti Jareño, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Pere Manzano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gelu Tăzlăuanu in the 94th minute of the match. The Rasnita players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Downchester City from taking control. The game ends in a draw.